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Row Over Used Med Device Import Ban
Mint Bangalore
|January 21, 2025
The Medical Devices Rules, 2017 has no provisions for regulation of refurbished medical devices
A ban on imports of refurbished medical devices, notified recently by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), has sparked a debate among domestic healthcare and medtech players.
While some have welcomed the ban as a step towards boosting local manufacturing, others have pointed at the need for a formal policy to regulate imports for safety and efficacy.
This story is from the January 21, 2025 edition of Mint Bangalore.
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